116
[Commentary:
The calculations
and
were carried out on Add MS
f.
f. . Here these, and further numbers, are presented as a geometric progression in which each number is obtained from the number above it by multiplying by .
Note that the numbers labelled 1, 2, and 4 were originally calculated as square roots in Add MS f. f. .
To the right, Harriot has calculated first, second, third, and fourth differences.
For other versions of this table see Add MS f. , f. , f. . ]
Note that the numbers labelled 1, 2, and 4 were originally calculated as square roots in Add MS f. f. .
To the right, Harriot has calculated first, second, third, and fourth differences.
For other versions of this table see Add MS f. , f. , f. . ]